Prem
carefully walked up the steps of the narrow staircase holding Heer's hand to
steady her. "These are not heel friendly
stairs," she sighed.

"Why
did you wear them?" Prem asked.

"I
thought I dress up my jeans," Heer replied.

"Dress
up your jeans?"

"Yes,
when you add heels to a causal outfit it makes it a little dresser," Heer
explained as they finally reached the top of the stairs.

"But
we're going to a bar," Prem said.

"I
can't look good in a bar?" Heer questioned as she straightened the collar of
his black polo shirt.

Prem
leaned inward and whispered into her ear, "You always look good to me." Heer gave him a pleased look and then kissed
him. "I don't know where else we are
going tonight...you can drink and have fun but remember you're coming home with
me at the end of the night."

Heer
gently chortled and placed her hand on his chest her diamond engagement ring
shinning brightly, "Don't worry I'm not going to mistake someone else for my
fiance especially one that is so charming, smart, and sexy."

Prem's
eyes sparkled and he grinned, "You think I'm sexy?" Heer just simply smiled and entered the
bistro. "She thinks I'm sexy," Prem said
beaming with pride. "Yay..." He then quickly opened the door and walked
into the restaurant to follow her.

Heer
waved happily as she saw Debbie sitting in the corner at a large table. "I'm so sorry we're late," she greeted. "There was an issue with the tire on the
rental."

Debbie
grinned knowing the real reason but tried not to say anything that would let
her know. "Oh, it's all right. Some of us just got here ourselves," she said
and gave her a hug.

"Where
is everyone?" Heer asked as she checked to her left and right.

"Well,
the boys went to the bar to get some drinks and the girls all ran off to the
restroom. I stayed to make sure you and
Prem could find us," Debbie explained.
Her eyes then traveled to her left as she saw Prem walk towards their
table. "It's so great to see you again."

"Likewise,"
Prem greeted as he gave her a hug. He
then turned around when he heard some guff voices calling, "Oh Prem, oh
Prem..." Leo, Vick, and Tony were walking
towards the table holding some drinks in their hands chuckling. Debbie gave a quick glare to her husband while
everyone was busy greeting each other and giving hugs. She couldn't believe that he had done that
with the guys. He just smirked and
handed her a drink whispering low into her ear, "Couldn't help it."

Prem
and Heer both looked at the exchange with surprise. "Yea, who knew right? My brother and Debbie," Leo said.

"This is my husband," Debbie announced with a
smile on her face as Vick put his arm around her shoulder.

"Oh...well,
Congratulations," Heer said still struggling with the unexpected announcement.

"Thank
you. Yeah, never would have thought...but
life is sort of funny like that," Vick replied.
He then looked at his wife, "But she's the best thing that's ever
happened to me. I'm really a lucky guy."

"I
understand you," Prem said slipping his hand around Heer's waist. "Sometimes the best things are right in front
of you but you never realized until you finally look."

Vick
nodded his head in agreement to his words.
"So I hear you two are engaged?"

"Wait,
wait...you have to tell your story first," Heer demanded.

"There
really isn't much to tell," Debbie said.

"You're
the one who left...I think there is a ton of things you need to explain," Leo
chimed in.

"You
know we are more interested in your story," Tony said.

"I
want to know how you came back here," Prem replied. "You were adopted and then moved away. It's been forever since I've seen you."

"We'll
get to my story later," Tony answered.

"Hey
guys!"a feminine voice interrupted. "So
you must be Prem and Leher," greeted a woman with blonde hair and an hour glass
shaped figure.

"Oh,
this is my girlfriend Amelia," Tony introduced.
Prem and Heer nodded and exchanged greetings with her. Just as they were finishing up Prem felt a
tap on his shoulder and he turned around to see a petite red head looking at
him with a frown. Prem grinned and gave
her a hug. Heer looked on with curiosity
wondering who this red headed woman was.

"Oh,
this is Julie," Prem said. "She went to
high school with Leo, Debbie, Keith and I."

"Hi,
so you must be Leher? Congratulations on
your engagement," Julie greeted. "If you
want to know all the dirt about Prem and his high school days...I'm one to talk to."

Prem's
face formed into a scowl, "You make me sound like I was out of control or
something."

"Come
here," Julie said taking Heer's arm and moving her towards the table to sit
down. "Let's have a little chat."

"Hey..."

"Sssh..."
Julie said holding up her finger. "I
think she has a right to know."

Heer
turned and looked at Prem giving him a glance over, "Are you trying to hide
something?"

The
table was filled with half eaten dinner entrees and several bottles of beer and
glasses of wine as eager ears listened and curious eyes paid attention to the
person speaking. Everyone had taken
their turn in telling their tale except for Prem and Heer. Debbie explained how she ended up dating
Leo's brother Vick. It was one of those
things that neither one of them had seen coming. Debbie had been set up on a blind date that
never showed. Her date was supposed to
meet her at a local bar after work to have drinks and then dinner. She ran into Vick and his friends and he invited
her to join them. They ended up hitting
it off and started hang out a lot after that night. Eventually things naturally progressed to the
point where they started dating, fell in love, and got married. They just recently celebrated their first
wedding anniversary in January.

Leo
confessed he was at first weirded out when he found out that Debbie and Vick
were dating. It just wasn't something he
expected and it was strange to see his good friend dating his brother. After all Debbie use to go to him for
relationship advice and now that she was involved with his brother he really
didn't want to know all the details.
Debbie of course never told him a thing and went to her good girl
friends instead for advice. Leo saw how
happy Debbie was and how much Vick loved with her that he gave his full
blessing to the relationship. As for his
own relationship status, Leo had recently ended a three year relationship with
a girl and was still recovering from the break up. He was happy to be living the single life for
now and wasn't all that eager to get back into the dating game.

Tony
had recently returned to Vermont because his girlfriend, Amelia had family
living here. Her grandparents on her
father's side had retired to the city of Montpelier and she wanted to go visit
them. Tony eagerly joined her so he
could come back and look up old friends.
As luck would have it the first person he met was Leo who happened to be
eating at the same diner that he and Amelia had stopped at to get some lunch
one day. From there Tony was able to
meet up with some other Fairview Elementary alums. Tony currently works at his adoptive father's
company as a manager.

Julie
was back in town to visit her parents.
She moved to Seattle, Washington to work for a marketing firm there. Her boyfriend, a police officer,
unfortunately was not able to make the trip with her this time. Her brother Ben is serving alongside Keith in
Afghanistan. Both are expected to come
back in July.

Prem
and Heer both swallowed uncomfortably as all eyes turned their attention to
them. "Why do I feel like we're going to
be interrogated?" Prem mused out loud.

"That's
because you're going to be," Julie joked.
"I want to know how Mr. I'm Going to Remain Single for the Rest of My
Life got engaged. You swore you would
never get married."

Heer
turned towards Prem and gave him a questioning look, "You said that, did you?"

"Hey,
that was a long time ago and I was only 18 then," Prem defended scowling at
Julie, "I've matured since then and I didn't have Heer...um, Leher...like I do now."

"You
girls are being too hard on him. It was
just a slip of the tongue," Tony replied causing Amelia to shoot him a dirty
look.

"You
guys are all quick to defend that type of action," Debbie charged causing Julie
and Amelia to nod their heads in agreement.

Prem
sighed began rubbing the side of his face with his index finger. Heer discreetly slipped her hand onto his
thigh and gently squeezed letting him know she was there with him. Prem moved his hand and placed it on top of
hers in an affectionate gesture. They
then both looked at each other acknowledging they were in agreement of what was
to be explained next. Their friends
looked at them with great curiosity and confusion as to what was going on. Heer breathed deeply and then said, "This
mysterious Heer is actually me. Um, what
I'm about to explain doesn't goes beyond this group, okay?"

"What
do you mean?" Debbie questioned.

"Don't
tell me you have some crazy spy story," Leo joked.

"Bond...James
Bond...martini shaken not stirred," Tony added with a chuckle.

"Hey,
it is serious...sure it's not something you can get killed over...well, wait I take
that back..."

"Their
faces are getting pale," Heer replied hitting the back of her hand on his
chest. "Stop it...you're making it worse."

"Aaah,
that hurt," Prem pouted as he rubbed his chest.
"That shiny new ring I gave you isn't supposed to be used like a weapon."

"I'm
sorry," Heer apologized.

"Will
someone please explain something?" Leo asked.

Heer
calmly started to tell her story to her friends explaining how she use to live
in Fairfax, Virginia and because of her father's work in the CIA she had to
enter the witness protection program for a few years. She moved with her mother to Montpelier,
Vermont and her name was changed to Leher Singh. She explained the reason why she left so
suddenly was because the people who were after her father had found out where
she and her mother were living. They
were moved to a secure location and the criminals were apprehended by the
authorities. With the threat gone she
returned to Virginia and resumed living as Heer Mann. Prem jumped in and explained how after he
graduated from college he went straight into the CIA. He omitted the finer details of his missions
and such and simply stated he was assigned to be Heer's bodyguard for an
operation one day. He had no idea who
she was at the time but then found the heart shaped locket he had given her
before she left. For obvious reasons
Prem didn't elaborate on the details of how and what he was doing when he found
the locket. Heer then took over the
story again and simply stated while they were completing the mission things
naturally progressed in their relationship to its current stage.

Their
friends stared at them blankly for a few minutes as they digested everything. "So your real name is Heer Mann?" Debbie
asked.

"You
and Prem work for the CIA?" Leo gasped.
"So like can we tell people that or is this top secret?"

Prem
laughed, "Its fine. We aren't doing any
undercover work...we've retired from active field duty. We just can't talk about our cases...national
security and all."

"Top
secret stuff? Wow, so like you've seen
things...secrets about our government and other governments?" Tony probed.

"I
can't comment on that," Prem replied.

Tony
and Leo exchanged glances and confidentially nodded. "If you did you'd have to kill us?" Leo
answered.

"You
don't have to worry about that cause I'm not telling you anything," Prem
replied.

"I
hate to be on your bad side," Vick said.
"You probably know lots of ways to get rid of someone without leaving
any evidence behind."

"You
guys make us sound so scary," Prem frowned.

"But
you learned that didn't you? How to
shoot a gun...learned karate or some sort of martial arts...probably could defuse a
bomb...hack into a computer system...all sort of things," Vick replied.

"Wow,
I never knew anyone who worked for the CIA," Julie mused. "This is cool yet kind of scary at the same
time."

"You
guys can stop freaking out," Prem said.
"It's okay. You're not going to
be followed or anything. It's just a bit
complicated. Heer wanted to come back
and visit but she knew you guys knew her as Leher and the thing is we want to
invite you to our wedding and well with the whole name thing...it would be
confusing for you. So, she wanted to
tell you the truth instead of making up some lie about her name change."

"It's
all in the past. There isn't need to
fear anything. The criminals are still
in jail and everything has been cleared in the matter so it's okay," Heer
reassured. "I'm still the same
person. I just happened to be using a
different name when I was younger. I
know it's a lot to take in."

"So
your Dad works for the CIA? Does your
Mom too?" Tony inquired.

"No,
she doesn't. Believe me she wasn't too
happy when she found out I was working for the CIA," Heer replied.

"Following
in your father's steps, huh?" Amelia asked.

"I
honestly didn't even consider it during college but as usual life is a funny
thing. One of my good friends was
applying to the FBI and somehow I ended up applying to the CIA for a
translating position and well, ended up being recruited for an active agent
position," Heer explained.

"You
guys must live exciting lives," Tony said.
"Out there doing all this national security stuff...traveling around the
world meeting all sorts of people."

"Man,
if I had that sort of job I think I would never retire," Leo pondered out loud.

"Eh,
it's not all James Bond and everything," Prem replied. "You eventually get tired of it. It's nice to have a routine...a house to live
in...a family to come home to."

"Settling
down, huh?" Vick chuckled lightly.
"Ready for the big step? Chains
and shackles..." Debbie gave a glaring
look at her husband for his remark and he quickly corrected himself, "I
mean...for some people it's like that...but not for me...nope...freedom...that's what
marriage is. I love being married
especially to Debbie...she's the best wife..."

"You
can stop now," Debbie replied with a frown.
"When you try that hard it just makes it sound worse. Stop while you are ahead." Vick swallowed hard and sheepishly grin while
everyone gently laughed.

The rest of the night was filled with more
gossip and talk about mutual friends or acquaintances they knew. Funny stories, interesting stories, and sad
stories were told. Plans about careers,
life, and the future were discussed.
Drinks continued to flow and memories of good times were relived and
cherished.

Prem
stood with the rest of the guys on the sidewalk in the chilly night air waiting
for their partners to come down. Leo
kicked the icy ground lightly with his boots and sighed, "Women, they all run
off to the bathroom together...they said it be only five minutes...I think it's
been ten."

"They
have small bladders...they can't wait...they have to go when they have to go," Tony
replied.

"I
was once five minutes away from home and Debbie had me pull over so she could
use the restroom. I was like we are five
minutes away from home...can't you hold it for five minutes?" Vick exclaimed. "Of course her answer was no so I had to pull
into a gas station."

Prem
grinned and silently nodded his head at the conversation. He glanced upward towards the restaurant
waiting with expected eyes for Heer to appear.
He felt a firm hand on his shoulder and he turned his head with a
smile. "So Prem, oh Prem, how does it
feel?" Leo asked.

He
furrowed his eyebrows and said, "You and the guys have been doing that a lot..."

"Doing
what a lot?" Leo replied innocently.

"Calling
my name like that...oh Prem, oh Prem..." he explained.

"It's
cause we miss you man," smiling, "You know I'm sure Keith would have enjoyed
this if he was here," Leo stated trying to change the subject.

"Yeah,
I'm sure he would. He would have said I
told you so," Prem replied. "But
honestly I had no idea...I never really thought of it."

"You
grew up with her of course you never saw it coming. She was just someone you considered like your
family. She was the little girl you use
to make fun of and call Pumpkin," Leo said.

"Pumpkin,"
Prem repeated his eyes sparking with adoration.

"And
now..."

"I'm
in love," Prem replied shyly looking downwards.
"She's the one and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her."

"I'm
happy for you," Leo said with a smile.

"Thanks," Prem answered and returned his
attention to the doorway of the Black Door Bar & Bistro.

Debbie
stood in front of the sink washing her soapy hands with warm water. She nodded her head in acknowledgement as
Julie and Amelia announced that they were going to go down and wait with the
guys. They made a passing joke about how
the guys were probably disgruntled because they were taking so long. Heer soon emerged from one of the toilet
stalls and proceeded to soap up her hands and wash them. Debbie handed her some paper towels for her
to dry her hands with and asked, "So?
How does it feel?"

Understanding
what she meant Heer gave a thoughtful answer, "Sometimes I feel like I have to
pinch myself to make sure this isn't a dream.
You know I was getting to the point that he would always just be my
childhood crush. I mean I missed him a
lot over the years...I wondered what he was doing and if he and his family were
doing well. I imagined that he probably
found someone to be with...you know settled down with...maybe had a kid or
something...living somewhere in Vermont. I
sort of prepared myself for that if I ever ran into him again. But life had other things in mind...fate had
its own plan for us...I guess you could say."

Slender
hands gripped the soft comforter on the bed as a head snuggled deeply into the
pillow trying to fight off the morning rays of the sun. She felt her partner roll over and wrap his
arm around her waist and sling his leg over her legs sighing into her ear. "Sleep well Pumpkin?" his husky voice
asked.

Heer
whined into her pillow, "Didn't we close the curtains why is the light still
getting in?"

"You're
the one who decided to sleep without a shirt on," Heer replied. She felt Prem shift his head and cuddle
closer to her. "Are you trying to make
me your blanket?" She laughed and
started to purposely move away from him.

"There
isn't much space left...you're going to fall out of the bed," Prem warned. "Come here..."
He grabbed her and rolled her over to the other side. Heer shrieked with laughter as she flopped
over. "Oh, it's cold," Prem groaned as
the covers slipped off their bodies.

"Haha...you
deserve it," Heer replied as she pulled her shirt down. She was wearing flannel plaid pajama pants and
a long gray shirt. She scrambled back
underneath the covers and bunched them up hording it so Prem couldn't get back
in.

"Pumpkin!"
he whined. "It's cold." He slithered around on the bed trying to seek
some warmth as he was only wearing a pair of black sweatpants. "I'm going to catch a cold."

"Well,
you should have thought about that before you went to bed like that. Don't worry the heat will kick in any
minute," Heer replied and began scooting away.

"Come
back here and keep me warm," Prem ordered.

"No!"
Heer playfully shouted and then stuck out her tongue, "Naahhh..." She kept moving away unaware of the fact that
she was getting closer to the edge of the bed.
Prem reached out but it was too late.
She fell over with a thud bringing along with her the covers and sheets.

"Heer,
you okay?!" Prem asked worriedly as he peered over the edge of the bed. He saw her holding her head and was about to
hop off and check on her when she suddenly burst into a fit of laughter.

"Oh
that hurt...hehe..." Heer laughed. "I must
look ridiculous."

Prem
sighed in relief and then started to lightly chuckle along with her. "You scared me there for a minute." He slide off the bed and helped her to her
feet. "Where did you hit your head? Back here?"
He massaged his fingers over her head trying to locate the bump.

"Ahhh,
that hurts..." Heer replied moving away from him.
"Don't press so hard like that.
It's just a little bump...nothing to worry about."

"Okay
good," Prem said and then grinned mischievously as he grabbed the covers and
brought them back onto the bed. He
slipped underneath and laid on his stomach resting his head comfortably on a
pillow.

Heer
jumped on top of him making him let out a groan at the sudden unexpected force
and weight. "Warm enough?" she giggled
into his ear.

"Y-yea,
th-thanks," Prem hoarsely replied.

"I'm
awake now...let's go have breakfast," Heer suggested.

"Sure,
but just a few more minutes," Prem requested and closed his eyes. Heer crawled back underneath the covers and
snuggled her body onto his back. She
gently kissed his shoulder and laid her head down. "Love you," he replied to her gesture.

"Is
this what you wanted?" Heer asked.

"Yes,"
Prem smiled as he searched for her hand to hold. "Pumpkin, can you just move in with me when
we get back?"

"Pancake,
you know I can't do that. No way my Mom
or your Dad would approve."

"I've
missed waking up with you every morning," he pouted. "I've gotten use to it...we've spent about a
month and half sleeping in the same bed."

"I've
missed it too," Heer grinned brightly touched by his words. She puckered her lips and kissed his shoulder
again. Prem let out a pleasing sigh
causing her to give more kisses.

"Ah,
this is the life..." Prem exhaled in content.
"You and me...spending a lazy day in bed...no cares or worries."

"You
said five more minutes," Heer replied.

"It
hasn't been five."

"How
do you know?" she chortled.

"Cause
I do...anyways it's cold outside do you really want to get dressed and go out
there?"

"We
have to eventually eat you know," Heer reasoned.

"Just five more minutes," Prem yawned and then
closed his eyes falling into sleep. Heer
let her eyelids drop expecting to rest for just five more minutes but quickly
fell back asleep like Prem.

"On..."
crinkling his eyebrows in confusion wondering what he was doing at his house on
a weekend.

"Don't
play dumb. Heard you're about to gain a
new son-in-law," Rishabh smiled. "He's a
fine young agent."

"How
did you know?" Balraaj questioned suspiciously. "And why are you here?"

"I
happened to run into Agent Rajput at the grocery store when he received the good
news," Rishabh simply answered. "He was
very vocally happy about it...talking to his girlfriend...I think." Balraaj tightened his jaw knowing Agent Preet Rajput would do something like that. He
watched Rishabh walk towards an old ship's map of the United States hanging on
the wall and began inspecting it. "Don't
you think it's time to put the past behind?
Consider it a new beginning."

Balraaj
got up from his desk and stared with hard eyes at Rishabh. "This matter is none of your business."

"No,
it is my business. They were my friends
too. What are you going to tell him when
he finds out?"

"The
truth," Balraaj replied.

"Which
truth?" Rishabh asked looking at him. "Your
version or the actual truth?"

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